Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
North Sea industry regulator won't be swayed
The industry regulator won't be swayed by "hysterical assertions" from people who "simply don't understand" the intricacy of the UK's energy mix.
"The North Sea is open for business", Tim Eggar, chairman of the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), said at the Southern North Sea conference in Norwich.
He added that new oil and gas fields would be approved to bolster the UK's energy security.
Energy Voice says numerous protests have been held this year by a raft of groups demanding an end to oil and gas production to abate climate change.
"We of course will continue to base our licensing and consents decision on solid evidence. We will not be influenced, and I say this very deliberately, by ill-founded and sometimes hysterical assertions by people who simply don't understand the importance and the complexity of the North Sea," said Mr Eggar, who was UK energy minister between 1992 and 1996.
Aberdeen marine protection vessels hit by strikes
An impasse in pay talks between Marine Scotland and the Unite union is expected to cause disruption to policing the fishing fleet from today.
Several rounds of talks between the two sides in the dispute have failed to deliver a deal, according to the Press and Journal.
As a result, there will be two separate periods of 48-hour strike action by Unite members in seafaring roles.
This will affect marine protection vessels (MPVs) normally based in Aberdeen.
MPV Hirta will be impacted today and Friday, with MPV Jura the target of disruption on Friday and Saturday next week.
Unite represents about 80 Marine Scotland workers on the three-strong marine protection fleet, which also includes MPV Minna.
The union claims a 2% pay rise for 2021 may constitute an "illegal inducement", when an employer makes a pay award against the wishes of the workforce and breaches collective-bargaining arrangements.
According to Unite, the "imposition" of the seafarers' pay award was confirmed at the start of this year and the Scottish Government - Marine Scotland's paymaster - has since refused to reopen negotiations.
Historic Scottish brewery to shut
The historic Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh is to close after 153 years, with the loss of 30 jobs.
Its owner Heineken said the Victorian infrastructure at the plant meant it was no longer economically viable amid falling production in the last decade.
The BBC says Caledonian was set up in 1869 and is the last major brewery in the city.
Heineken has struck a deal to continue making the Caledonian's main brands - Deuchars, Coast to Coast and Maltsmiths - at the Belhaven brewery in Dunbar.
The global drinks giant took over the operation of the Caledonian in 2008 after acquiring Scottish & Newcastle.
'Dieselgate' scandal costs Volkswagen another £193million
Volkswagen is to pay £193million to more than 90,000 drivers in England and Wales after it settled a High Court claim over the installation of emissions-cheating devices in its vehicles.
The German carmaker apologised again to customers and said it was working to rebuild trust.
The "dieselgate" scandal erupted in 2015 and has led to VW facing litigation in several countries.
The BBC says that the group has already paid out more than £26billion worldwide.
This includes fines, compensation, civil settlements and buyback schemes.
The use of "defeat devices" meant that Volkswagen's cars were certified as conforming to EU pollution standards when, in reality, they were emitting up to 40 times the legally-permitted amount of nitrogen dioxide.
Nitrogen dioxide is a pollutant, which has been linked to respiratory diseases and premature death.
Volkswagen admitted that 11million vehicles worldwide, including almost 1.2million in the UK, were affected.
Dyson to develop robots for household chores
Dyson is moving beyond vacuum cleaners and hand driers and will try to develop robots capable of helping with household chores.
The company has announced plans to create a major robotics centre at its facility in Wiltshire which will work on new types of domestic robot.
The BBC says the site will be home to 250 robotics engineers.
Dyson already produces robotic vacuum cleaners.